It’s that time of year again. The time of year where it feels like your professors are out for blood. There is an atmosphere of a college Hunger Games. Only the strong make it to summer.

Exams are around the corner and all of the final papers and projects that you did not give a second thought about are suddenly due. Pair the stress of school with the pleasant spring weather and you have a recipe for procrastination.You might find yourself researching jobs that do not require a degree when you are in the library at 1 a.m. for the third night in a row. Maybe you'll win the lottery. Maybe you’ll find a sugar mama or daddy. All you know is that it takes every ounce of energy and motivation to push through these last few weeks. There is one piece of advice to remember:

DO. NOT. GIVE. UP.

Take it one day at a time and set small goals to help keep you on track. Don't forget to take breaks to treat yourself and rest your brain.

As the great Paul “Bear” Bryant said, “Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.”

Or as American author Sam Levenson suggests, “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”

In case you still are not inspired to get back to your studies, here are a few other reasons to keep pushing through and get your degree:

1. You can be a bada$$ with a degree

2. You can shove your degree in your haters’ faces

3. You can be a strong, independent person who does not need anyone else for support

4. So you won’t end up living in your parents’ basement

5. So you can go on shopping sprees and not need a sugar daddy/mama